Exploring Integer Addition with Chips and Rules

What does the term 'additive inverse' refer to in mathematics?

• The opposite of a number

• The sum of a number and zero

• The product of a number and its reciprocal

• The difference between a number and its square

What does a yellow integer chip represent?

• Negative one

• Positive two

• Zero

• Positive one

According to the same sign rule, what is the sum of -11 and -7?

• -25

• -4

• -18

• 18

What does the same sign rule state about the sum of integers with the same sign?

• Subtract their absolute values

• Add their absolute values and keep the sign

• Multiply their absolute values

• None of the above

What is the sum of a number and its additive inverse?

• Zero

• The original number

• Undefined

• One

What is a zero pair in the context of integer chips?

• Two chips of different sizes

• A pair of chips that add up to zero

• A pair of chips that add up to one

• Two chips of the same color

Using the different signs rule, what is the result of -1 + 4?

• 3

• 5

• -3

• -5

What is the sum of -22 and 10 using the different signs rule?

• 32

• -32

• 12

• -12

If you add two positive integers, what will the sign of the sum be?

• Negative

• Positive

• Can be either positive or negative

• Zero

If two integers have different signs and the absolute value of the positive integer is larger, what is the sign of their sum?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• The sign is undetermined